When I took the flight from Australia to Argentina back in November I had been bringing my trusty Bianchi road bike which had already carried me 20000 km from Denmark to New Zealand. Now I decided it was time to go back to Salta in Argentina to pick it up. I parked my Scott mountain [ Read More ]
Distance: 51.07 km Ride time: 3:11:13 Average: 16.06 km/h Altitude: 3840 m Total: 28476 km I wouldn’t have minded staying another couple of days in Copacabana, but after the long break in La Paz the road was calling again. Besides, I was less than 10 kilometers away from the border with Peru, and if there [ Read More ]
Copacabana is a tourist town located right on the shore of Lake Titicaca – a good place to rest for a day or two. After spending months in very desolated parts of Argentina and Bolivia I don’t mind being around travellers again, even though Copacabana is probably just a bit too touristic to my taste. [ Read More ]
Distance: 91.39 km Ride time: 7:02:25 Average: 12.99 km/h Altitude: 3841 m Total: 28425 km During the night it had started to rain, something I have not experienced in a long time. Furthermore, sleeping at above 4000 m I would have expected it to be snow. In the morning there was indeed a thick layer [ Read More ]
Distance: 60.23 km Ride time: 5:28:21 Average: 11.02 km/h Altitude: 4052 m Total: 28334 km To leave La Paz you will have to do some climbing. I hoped that since I had just been spending 2 nights above 5000 m, the climb up to El Alto would be a bit easier – and I think [ Read More ]
There was excitement in the air as our minibus left downtown La Paz and headed for the mountains. Our small team consisted of Jason from California, Matt and Peter from New Zealand, and myself. None of us had done any ice climbing before, or been close to 6088 meter of altitude, the height of Huayna [ Read More ]
After arriving in La Paz last night I had found a nice hostel in the city center. The roof top terrace was a great place to spend a few hours reading a book while enjoying the views over this spectacular city. Right outside the hostel there was a market street with women in bowler hats [ Read More ]
Distance: 102.15 km Ride time: 6:32:15 Average: 15.62 km/h Altitude: 3650 m Total: 28274 km I was having breakfast at the market in Patacamaya as I was chatting with a local. Talking about the trip, my new friend was telling me that I would be safe in Bolivia, but once I got to Peru I [ Read More ]
Distance: 125.90 km Ride time: 8:19:32 Average: 15.11 km/h Altitude: 3787 m Total: 28172 km The road from Oruro to La Paz is one of the busiest in Bolivia. Furthermore it is in construction, as they are extending it to a proper four lane highway. I’m certainly getting closer to civilization. In the beginning of [ Read More ]
After spending a month in very rural parts of Argentina and Bolivia I was now in a big city again (Oruro, population 250.000). I liked it! Plenty of restaurants and even a cafe at the central square where you could enjoy a cappuccino. Travelling in Bolivia provides some very good value for money. You could [ Read More ]
